Jordan won't play...

[Carl Remick]

>From: joanna bujes
>
>Jordan Rejects Force Against Iraq Wed Jul 10, 8:25 AM ET By JAMAL HALABY, 
>Associated Press Writer
>
>
>Adwan said King Abdullah II has been "doing his best" through continuous 
>regional and international contacts to "prevent any military attack 
>against" Iraq. ...
>
>But King Abdullah can't afford to anger the United States. Washington 
>shunned Jordan in 1990, when Abdullah's late father, King Hussein, refused 
>to join a U.S.-led multinational coalition that chased Iraq out of Kuwait 
>after a seven-month occupation.

King Abdullah has my very deepest sympathy.  The couple of times I've seen 
him in TV interviews, I have been much impressed by his good sense, 
intelligence, poise and articulateness.  In every way he strikes me as the 
anti-Bush.  It's a pity we have no one whatsoever of his caliber in U.S. 
politics.

Carl

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